The European Parliament has adopted a five-year strategy to reduce accidents at work by 25%. It is estimated that one worker dies in a work-related accident in the EU every three-and-a-half minutes.
To raise awareness of the issue the strategy provides incentives for companies actively committed to improving health and safety at work. They include a reduction in social contributions or insurance premiums, or economic aid for the introduction of a health and safety management scheme.
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The success of the initiative will rely largely on how committed each member state is to adopting national strategies in line with the spirit of the 2007-2012 strategy.
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